A heavily-armed, suicidal Huron man barricaded himself in his basement early Wednesday morning, prompting a standoff that ended with the Huron police and the Special Response Team breaking into the residence, according to a news release.

The Special Response Team broke four basement windows and a basement door to get into 645 Idaho Ave. SE residence around 11:30 a.m. to locate Sterling Salter, 35, according to Capt. Casey Spinsby.

Salter was found by police lying under a computer desk. He had died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound, Spinsby said.

The Huron Police Department responded to a report of a domestic assault around 12:35 a.m. Wednesday that led to the search. The victim came to the department reporting that Salter had struck him in the head with a glass bowl.

The victim feared for his life because Salter had "mental health issues" and had multiple weapons in his house, including pistols, assault rifles, shotguns and a .50 caliber rifle, the release said.

After transporting the victim to a local hotel, police waited outside Salter's residence to contact him later that morning. Officers contacted Salter's employers and learned he hadn't shown up for work and determined Salter was likely still in the basement.

Officers closed the residential street and evacuated neighbors surrounding the home, then breached the home in search of Salter. They didn't enter the residence until around 3:45 p.m., Spinsby said.

Although it wasn't a standoff in the literal sense, Spinsby said officers took all the precautions they could.

"We treated it like a standoff just for everyone's safety since he was heavily armed," Spinsby said.

Officers didn't believe Salter was a threat to the general public at any time, the release said.

Beadle County Sheriff's Office, South Dakota Highway Patrol and the Huron Ambulance Service assisted in the operation.